Brazil out!

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

My continent? I'm Irish Catholic by decent, and I've lived a good few years in SW Asia as well... But, hey, if I have to pick a continent for soccer, I could certainly do worse than SA! (Plus, have you seen the Paraguayan super fans, Dallys Ferreira and Larissa Riquelme? Google them, and tell me you don't like soccer... )

All that said, American football is my favorite sport, and I'm chomping at the bit until September. Until then, though, the beautiful game will have to tide me over!

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

My continent? I'm Irish Catholic by decent, and I've lived a good few years in SW Asia as well... But, hey, if I have to pick a continent for soccer, I could certainly do worse than SA! (Plus, have you seen the Paraguayan super fans, Dallys Ferreira and Larissa Riquelme? Google them, and tell me you don't like soccer... )
All that said, American football is my favorite sport, and I'm chomping at the bit until September. Until then, though, the beautiful game will have to tide me over!

I bet your fair irish skin loves the SW asian sun about as much as mine(approximate color I turn in five minutes of direct sunlight)

You certainly know how to get a jarhead to pay attention to soccer, and that is all I can say on this family friendly site.

I have missed the last 3 American football seasons due to work related stuff, so I am really looking forward to this one. Hopefully my buckeyes and Bengals put on a good show this year.

I'm kind of along your lines, i10, but I just can't bring myself to root for Maradona in any way, shape or form. And it's just too soon for me to support Ghana, after they've knocked us out of two World Cups in a row...as cool as it would be for an African team to win, just not them.

So... Paraguay, because they're underdogs with gorgeous fans? Germany, because of their obvious skill and discipline? Uraquay, because it's the ultimate long shot?

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

It is pretty boring without the US in there.
I forgive pretty easy, besides Essien's my favorite player.
If Brazil could not take Holland then they had no chance against Germany. Germany are technical too, but much more aggressive.

Spain has looked pretty good this Cup. If they can keep from imploding (*cough, cough, Brazil*) they'll be hard to beat. If I look at it objectively, though, I have to say I think Germany is the strongest across the board. If they weren't facing Argentina next, I'd say they were a shoe-in. But since the two best (arguably) teams are going against each other tomorrow morning, all bets are off...

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

Spain has looked pretty good this Cup. If they can keep from imploding (*cough, cough, Brazil*) they'll be hard to beat. If I look at it objectively, though, I have to say I think Germany is the strongest across the board. If they weren't facing Argentina next, I'd say they were a shoe-in. But since the two best (arguably) teams are going against each other tomorrow morning, all bets are off...

Yeah. I think they got the jitters out in the early group play and are now on course. I hope Germany beats Argentina, but I think Spain goes all the way - I've been wrong before.